Abstract 97: Hypertension Gap Analysis. Population Level Perspectives from Lake County, IL

Background: In our analysis we have attempted to perform uncontrolled hypertension gap analysis for the residents of Lake county, IL based on the hospital discharge data for residents of lake County, IL collected between 2001- 2009. Methods: The hospital discharge data between 2001-2009 for primary diagnosis of HTN was screened and analyzed. All patients ( 85yr ) were categorized in 10 age groups for both males and females and comparative analysis were performed. Patient cases for essential hypertension were identified using ICD-9 code for essential hypertension code=401 ( including malignant(code 401.0), benign(code401.1) and non-specified (code 401.9). Results: N= 827,355 discharge records were screened. Overall there were N=1959 cases ( malignant= 393; benign=17 and non-specific = 1549 ) that were discharged with the primary diagnosis of hypertension reflecting a crude rate of 0.236 % or 236 per 100,000 patients. This rate is consistent with a previous report by the state of IL in 2004. Ther...